Chris Jochnick is a global land rights expert and social entrepreneur with decades of experience in international development. Chris joined Landesa as CEO in August 2015 after leading Oxfam America’s work on business and development including shareholder engagement, value chain assessments, and collaborative advocacy initiatives, such as the “Behind the Brands” campaign. He is co-founder and former director of two pioneering nonprofit organizations: Center for Economic and Social Rights and the Ecuador-based Centros De Derechos Economicos y Sociales.

Chris Jurgens leads the global partnerships division in the Office of Innovation and Development Alliances at the U.S. Agency for International Development, which is responsible for providing overall leadership of the agency's public-private partnership efforts, many of which are established as Global Development Alliances.

Chris Karp is deputy director of global health discovery and translational sciences program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He leads the vaccines and host-pathogen biology team that targets fundamental scientific and technological advances in global health that could lead to new ways to prevent and treat disease. Prior to joining the foundation in 2012, he was on the faculty of the departments of medicine and molecular microbiology and immunology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and founded the division of molecular immunology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Research Foundation, where he was Esiason/Bell Professor of Pediatrics.

Chris LeGrand, president of DAI Global Health, has 30 years of experience creating health solutions for both the public and private sector. He is passionate about the possibility of putting health technology and knowledge in the hands of citizens, empowering them to take charge of their own health and well-being. Chris recently published a book, "The Complete Business Leader: A Framework for Impact in Work and Life."

Chris Macek is CEO of SystemOne, a global leader in moving infectious disease diagnostic data and turning it into actionable intelligence for patients, ministries of health, global funders, and other health systems participants. Chris was previously founder and CEO of Relyon Media, which developed large-scale software applications for U.S.-based government projects, universities, and the World Bank.

Chris McKeon is a writer and production assistant at Arete Stories, a leading provider of multimedia communications support and training throughout East Africa, including Somalia. He has an MPhil in African Studies from the University of Cambridge, where he wrote his thesis on land tenure reform in Kenya.

Christopher Mellon is a policy analyst for New America’s Future of Property Rights program.

Chris Meyer zu Natrup is the founder and director of MzN International, a development consulting firm that provides innovative advice and business support to NGOs and international organizations. Together with his team, he researches how innovation and business principles can move the sector to become more sustainable, efficient and effective. He trained as a chartered accountant and holds a master’s degree in international relations. Chris regularly writes about innovations in global development and aid on his blog, www.mzn.ac

Chris Mitchell is managing director and partner in the Nairobi office of Boston Consulting Group, where he leads the firm’s work on food systems across the continent.

Chris Proulx is the president and CEO of LINGOs. He has served as a consultant, learning professional, entrepreneur and corporate leader and has demonstrated energy, skill, passion and results in each capacity.